Russian high jumper Anna Chicherova was officially stripped of her 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal after she tested positive for banned substances in re-tests of samples, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
Most of the markets it is now looking at in hopes of gaining the next billion internet users have demographics similar to that of India.
Viewed from the Indian side, China's infrastructure building along the LAC is a serious threat.
According to an analysis of MSCI Barra indices, a measure of returns from various stock markets across the world for foreign investors, Indian stocks have given the second highest return after Russia among the four BRIC countries during last month. Indian stocks have provided a return of nearly 19.54 per cent in April, while China and Brazilian markets have given 10.87 per cent and 18.89 per cent respectively.
After registering a case of alleged violation of Information Technology Act, the CBI carried out searches at five locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Noida and Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
Indian stocks have emerged as the best performers among those in the emerging and the developed markets across the globe so far this year, giving investors the highest return of nearly 60 per cent.
'One of R&AW's greatest achievements is in projecting itself as benign.' 'This work -- done in tandem with the Diaspora and the MEA -- sells a story of India as mostly the victim.'
The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to lower interest rates for a third time this year.
'The country must learn to sacrifice some rights to fight terror. While fighting terror, you cannot have the same freedom,' says intelligence specialist Colonel R Hariharan (retd).
'It must be rendering Modi, Amit Shah and Adityanath speechless that the Indian diplomat who lifted the Azhar trophy at the UN in New York is also a Muslim. 'Yes, this is the wonder that was India,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The IAF has demanded five new capabilities in the Mark 1A that would give it a clear combat edge over Pakistan's entire fighter fleet, and most of China's as well.
Iceland retained the top spot while Afghanistan is now the least peaceful country in the world.
The current account balance is the single most important indicator to assess an economy's health.
'While growth will bounce back from the current sub-5 per cent, it will stay lower than the already inadequate long-term average of 6.6 per cent,' notes T N Ninan.
Out of the total grant of $ 31.5 million, $ 16.1 million will be utilised towards empowering adolescents in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan to take responsibility over decisions impacting their lives and societies.
The Australia-led search operation for the crashed Malaysian airliner has now shifted 1,100 km further north-east in the southern Indian Ocean following a "new credible lead", officials said on Friday.
Whatever the claims about the new GDP numbers being technically superior to earlier estimates, their public credibility depends on their passing some reality checks, argues T N Ninan.
Issuing a travel advisory, the health ministry also called for passengers with travel history to China, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Thailand, Singapore, Iran, Malaysia, France, Spain and Germany to undergo self-imposed quarantine for a period of 14 days from the date of their arrival, and their employers to facilitate work-from-home for such employees during this period.
The funds officially held by Indians with banks in Switzerland now accounts for only 0.07 per cent of the total funds kept by all foreign clients in the Swiss banking system.
They are followed by Shenzhen SE, NYSE and Shanghai SE, as per an analysis of data compiled by the World Federation of Exchanges
'Modi's first foreign trip at the very outset of his second term as PM reinforces a growing impression that this regional tour underscores a shift in emphasis in India's foreign policy that was traditionally focused on the northern tier of countries to the Indian Ocean rim,' explains Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'Xi Jinping got a dose of Modi's medicine inside the tent where he was being hosted on the banks of the Sabarmati river.' 'Modi reportedly told him, looking deep into his eyes: "This was not expected of your country. Can you tell me when the troops are withdrawing?".'
Given all the turbulence created by Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi's unexpected tirade against Saudi Arabia, it is likely to be business as usual between the two countries, albeit with a bit of caution on the part of both, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
India lags behind many nations in managing exchange rates, including China and Singapore.
The govt hiked defence budget by 7.81 per cent over last year's Rs 2.74 lakh crore.
As the United States and China joust for supremacy, India might remain on the sidelines with its limited resources.
They'll be increasingly define everything from products to politics of this country.
The official data on April-June GDP will be released on August 31.
Amid slowing growth and low interest rates, investors will need to focus on stock-picking, suggests John Remmert.
Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
The biggest spender was Tata Motors, with Rs 4,224.6 crore assigned under the R&D head.
Joe Foster spoke recently with Mike Norman about the rising price of Gold and presented his analysis of the Gold market.
The Indian market is driven by prepaid connections, which accounted for over 84 per cent in 2006. It is expected to reach 93 per cent by 2011.
While all the four countries have seen a sharp rise in their currencies against the US dollar, the pace of rupee appreciation is only next to the Brazilian real since the beginning of this year.
High travel volumes from the disease affected areas in the America, presence of mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus and limited health resources can lead to Zika virus.
Researchers found that fuel-based lighting today provides 150,000 jobs worldwide.
India is home to the highest number of hungry people in the world.
Men like to send a lot of messages to attractive female users on dating sites, a new study has revealed.
The CAG said the strategic missile system, which were to be deployed on the China border, procured from the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd were deficient in quality.
India needs to strengthen its economic growth, says IMF.
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